Justice Anthony Kennedy is expected to provide the swing vote in the legal challenge to Prop. 8, and it is clear that he is conflicted. For the case to uphold the measure approved by California voters …

In my Thursday column, I cite an anti-Proposition 8 amicus brief signed by more than 100 self-described “social and political conservatives, moderates and liberatarians from diverse backgrounds.” The …

“A parole board panel has recommended the release of a former Charles Manson follower imprisoned for 40 years for a double murder Manson engineered, but it’s not the last hurdle Bruce Davis will face …